Oh joy

As if we need more evidence of the utter hypocrisy of the GOP, all but one republican voted against this bill, while all Democrats voted for it. Read this story in the Army Times:

Senate won’t add veterans’ health funds to supplemental

The amendment was blocked by a parliamentary motion from Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, who said the funding is not really an emergency need. The Senate voted in support of Cochran’s position, and then voted again when Murray tried to get the amendment approved even if the funding was not characterized as an emergency. The outcome was the same, with 54 senators voting to block funding and 46 voting to provide it.

“The administration has not asked for these funds,” Cochran said in explaining the rejection of the amendment.

Excuse me? The administration has not asked for these funds? Can these people not think for themselves? No, they cannot. Republicans clearly cares less about the health of our veterans than they do about preventing the Democrats from notching a victory.